29th OCTOBER REPUBLIC DAY IN TURKEY

REPUBLIC DAY IN TURKEY

29th OCTOBER REPUBLIC DAY

Republic Day is one of the most important official public holidays and national festivals in Turkey, commemorating the proclamation of the republic on October 29, 1923.

Many people in Turkey celebrate Republic Day on October 29 by attending performances and participating in traditional processions with flags and musical bands. The Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed Republic Day as Turkey's most important holiday.

29th October celebrations in İstanbul

BACKGROUND OF THE FEAST

After Turkey's victory in the War of Independence, the Turkish parliament proclaimed the new Turkish state as a republic. A new constitution, which the parliament adopted on October 29, 1923, replaced the constitution of the Ottoman Empire.

The leader in the Turkish War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, became Turkey's first president on the same day.

The symbols of the 29 October Republic Day in Turkey;

• Turkish flags
• Pictures of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• Government ceremony in Ankara's Çankaya Palace
• Art events and fireworks in İstanbul
• Concerts and a torchlight procession in İzmir

We sing our İzmir anthem all together..

Students drew some pictures about Republic Day and they made art exhibitions in the school.